The Dodgers roster for the National League Division Series against the Phillies has a few changes from their roster for the wild card series, but not with the structure. Los Angeles enters the NLDS with 15
position players and 11 pitchers, the same split as the shorter previous round.
Clayton Kershaw was added to the roster and will be used in relief during the NLDS. Left-hander Anthony Banda is also back active against a Phillies team on which five of their top nine players in plate appearances this season bat left-handed. Justin Wrobleski and Edgardo Henriquez are off the roster, after being active in the wild card series.
The Dodgers carried the maximum 13 pitchers in each of their last six postseason series of at least five games, dating back to the 2021 NLCS. In the 2021 NLDS they had 12 pitchers, on a team that was also heavy in starting pitching. Having Shohei Ohtani — a two-way player who does not count against the pitcher limit — start the opener and potentially two games in a five-game series certainly provides more flexibility when constructing a roster.
That means three catchers again as the Dodgers fold Will Smith back into action, and having backups Justin Dean and Hyeseong Kim to account for Tommy Edman’s right ankle possibly limiting him to second base again and perhaps limiting his time as well.
Dodgers NLDS roster
Two-way player (1): Shohei Ohtani
Starting pitchers (3): Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow
Right-handed relievers (3): Emmet Sheehan, Blake Treinen, Roki Sasaki
Left-handed relievers (5): Alex Vesia, Jack Dreyer, Tanner Scott, Anthony Banda, Clayton Kershaw
Catchers (3): Will Smith, Ben Rortvedt, Dalton Rushing
Infielders (4): Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Max Muncy, Miguel Rojas
Outfielders (4): Andy Pages, Teoscar Hernández, Alex Call, Justin Dean
Infielder/outfielders (3): Tommy Edman, Kiké Hernández, Hyeseong Kim
